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5-s
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1674 Posts
April 02 2012 22:30 GMT
#6461
On April 03 2012 07:28 Esoterikk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 07:27 5-s wrote:
On April 03 2012 07:24 Esoterikk wrote:
Are they going to reform without demon? If so that news makes me happy, not a fan of his at all.

That's fucking harsh yo. I don't think Demon and Fear will separate though, they're still buddies I think


Its my opinion and I am entitled to it. His stream and the people on it have turned me away from liking him in the slightest. Great player though but I like EG as an organization and don't like him so...

Damn I been on that stream.
I liked Dota before it was Mainstream.
tube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1475 Posts
April 02 2012 22:37 GMT
#6462
On April 03 2012 07:28 Esoterikk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 07:27 5-s wrote:
On April 03 2012 07:24 Esoterikk wrote:
Are they going to reform without demon? If so that news makes me happy, not a fan of his at all.

That's fucking harsh yo. I don't think Demon and Fear will separate though, they're still buddies I think


Its my opinion and I am entitled to it. His stream and the people on it have turned me away from liking him in the slightest. Great player though but I like EG as an organization and don't like him so...

better get used to it if you plan on liking any player in the na scene
Two in harmony surpasses one in perfection.
Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
April 02 2012 22:38 GMT
#6463
On April 03 2012 07:37 tube wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 07:28 Esoterikk wrote:
On April 03 2012 07:27 5-s wrote:
On April 03 2012 07:24 Esoterikk wrote:
Are they going to reform without demon? If so that news makes me happy, not a fan of his at all.

That's fucking harsh yo. I don't think Demon and Fear will separate though, they're still buddies I think


Its my opinion and I am entitled to it. His stream and the people on it have turned me away from liking him in the slightest. Great player though but I like EG as an organization and don't like him so...

better get used to it if you plan on liking any player in the na scene


Yea I've begrudgingly accepted this already I try to avoid the NA scene as much as possible.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
April 02 2012 22:38 GMT
#6464
People underestimating how hard it is to build a dota pro-team and i dont think EG management side could help any how (their staff are mainly added post sc2 anyway).

What do you need in a dota team: (list by number-role-difficulty to find)
1-captain-hard
1-carry players-easy
2-tank/initiator/solomid- medium
2-support/wardbitch- EXTREMELY HARD

The reason for support to be hard is you cant train a good support player using pub game. Support players always has to talk the most since they have the most free room to look around unlike carry players who have to stay focus and last hit. These are the skills you will never be able to get in pub games and when you build a team, you should always start building from the support players but carry.

This is why when i heard EG is grabbing both Fear and Maelk in one team, i was wondering if they(EG) really know what they were doing. Now Playmate left, Misery left.... If maelk is leaving I wouldnt be surprised if EG just drop their team and grab captain planet or Zenith instead. Even the strat they played today is made by bulba, captain of itsgosu....
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Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
April 02 2012 22:40 GMT
#6465
A captain planet pickup would be pretty awesome.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-02 22:42:19
April 02 2012 22:41 GMT
#6466
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2803-rochefort-joins-dota-2-test

wtf is that?

april fools?
Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
April 02 2012 22:43 GMT
#6467
On April 03 2012 07:41 dragonborn wrote:
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2803-rochefort-joins-dota-2-test

wtf is that?

april fools?


posted by Moose, 1 day ago


I'd say so.
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
April 02 2012 22:50 GMT
#6468
On April 03 2012 07:38 NB wrote:
People underestimating how hard it is to build a dota pro-team and i dont think EG management side could help any how (their staff are mainly added post sc2 anyway).

What do you need in a dota team: (list by number-role-difficulty to find)
1-captain-hard
1-carry players-easy
2-tank/initiator/solomid- medium
2-support/wardbitch- EXTREMELY HARD

The reason for support to be hard is you cant train a good support player using pub game. Support players always has to talk the most since they have the most free room to look around unlike carry players who have to stay focus and last hit. These are the skills you will never be able to get in pub games and when you build a team, you should always start building from the support players but carry.

This is why when i heard EG is grabbing both Fear and Maelk in one team, i was wondering if they(EG) really know what they were doing. Now Playmate left, Misery left.... If maelk is leaving I wouldnt be surprised if EG just drop their team and grab captain planet or Zenith instead. Even the strat they played today is made by bulba, captain of itsgosu....



Well i think the biggest problem is that in the west dota has been amateur hour for a long time. Sure there have been great teams in EU etc. but they werent 'esports' on the level that it is today. With big teams picking up players under contracts and expecting professionalism that hasn't existed in western dota since.. well forever. Team's dying, clan hopping, silly drama, egos etc., have plauged dota because it wasn't such a big deal to make teams, reform teams etc., dota was like a throwback to bnet days where you just reform a team whocares.

With esports growing to the point it's at now all of that has to go out the window. Dota players need to realize they're going to be headlining one of the next big esports and either get serious about it or just play casually. Soon there will be no more stand ins, postponing tournaments, or no showing because sponsors and teams wont allow it when dota is back on the big stage. Professionalism on the whole needs to improve in western dota.
http://i.imgur.com/fAUOr2c.png | Fighting games are great
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10854 Posts
April 02 2012 22:51 GMT
#6469
Professionalism tends to make things less fun.

I like fun.
Serpico
Profile Joined May 2010
4285 Posts
April 02 2012 22:53 GMT
#6470
Rod Breslau ‏ @Slasher


I am attempting to confirm the 1.4 Million unique viewer numbers for ECAL's DotA2 showmatch with China's Gamefy directly. News soon.


whoa.
Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
April 02 2012 22:54 GMT
#6471
On April 03 2012 07:51 Velr wrote:
Professionalism tends to make things less fun.

I like fun.


The Sc2 scene is pretty professional and I find it entertaining still, there has to be a line drawn between pro's and pubbers though especially when they represent an entire scene. It's not bad right now because the scene hasn't exploded, but it will and more professional teams will bow to the eventual witch hunts that we are seeing over sc2 conduct.
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
April 02 2012 22:55 GMT
#6472
On April 03 2012 07:51 Velr wrote:
Professionalism tends to make things less fun.

I like fun.



I guess if you consider players fucking up tournament schedules having games played hours later, having results skewed because 1-2 stand-ins are playing or completely no showing to events is 'fun' we have very different definitions.

I'm not saying teams need to start streaming while wearing infamous shirt and sport coat and start minding their language. I'm saying they need to take their teams seriously, stop forming flash in the pan teams, practice, and show up as a real team to events.

You think that makes the game unfun? lol...:boggle:
http://i.imgur.com/fAUOr2c.png | Fighting games are great
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
April 02 2012 23:15 GMT
#6473
On April 03 2012 07:07 Skullflower wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 06:49 DoNotDisturb wrote:
And to add on, a translation by someone in the comments:

Maelk says that in some period he will be 100% dota
unlike the 25% he's been this month
Line (i would assume her girlfriend) has said he should focus on it one last time

Misery: I will be gone ~June 20th to Juli 20th

Maelk: Whatever, I don't know what it takes to win fucking dota anymore
Just running around playing support for a team that doesn't work together
No idea if it's my lack of motivation or Jimmy/fear or what the fuck is wrong
I can't figure it out

Alternately, you could confront Cody (dunno who cody is) with your suggestion for a winning team, Fear will probably come with his and sometime he will come and hear my opinion on what is best for EG.
Then I can explain what his situation looks like

I told Clinton he should focus on all american even though he wants to keep me

I think it would be a natural exit for me since they'll have to find someone instead of me

He doesn't want LC anyways.


Cody = Evoli. I assume that is who he is referring to


Yes they are referring to Evoli who is EG's team manager.

Pretty scary thought, if they want to go all American, under the EG name. They wouldn't settle for anyone but the most marketable American players around which will come down to Demon Fear Bulba and 2 more. Pretty shocking to see that EG thinks so poorly of their teamwork together, yet they are still a team that is in the top 5 right now.
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mdma-_-
Profile Joined October 2010
Nauru1213 Posts
April 02 2012 23:19 GMT
#6474
On April 03 2012 08:15 Zlasher wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 03 2012 07:07 Skullflower wrote:
On April 03 2012 06:49 DoNotDisturb wrote:
And to add on, a translation by someone in the comments:

Maelk says that in some period he will be 100% dota
unlike the 25% he's been this month
Line (i would assume her girlfriend) has said he should focus on it one last time

Misery: I will be gone ~June 20th to Juli 20th

Maelk: Whatever, I don't know what it takes to win fucking dota anymore
Just running around playing support for a team that doesn't work together
No idea if it's my lack of motivation or Jimmy/fear or what the fuck is wrong
I can't figure it out

Alternately, you could confront Cody (dunno who cody is) with your suggestion for a winning team, Fear will probably come with his and sometime he will come and hear my opinion on what is best for EG.
Then I can explain what his situation looks like

I told Clinton he should focus on all american even though he wants to keep me

I think it would be a natural exit for me since they'll have to find someone instead of me

He doesn't want LC anyways.


Cody = Evoli. I assume that is who he is referring to


Yes they are referring to Evoli who is EG's team manager.

Pretty scary thought, if they want to go all American, under the EG name. They wouldn't settle for anyone but the most marketable American players around which will come down to Demon Fear Bulba and 2 more. Pretty shocking to see that EG thinks so poorly of their teamwork together, yet they are still a team that is in the top 5 right now.

Well they are still playing way below their possibilities. Looking at their names, they should be navi's biggest rival, but instead they are just one of 10 or so EU/NA top-teams.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
April 02 2012 23:30 GMT
#6475
i think maelk will form a new team and EG will go all american team with fear+demon+bulba+?+?.

lets hope maelk picks KuroKy
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-02 23:35:17
April 02 2012 23:33 GMT
#6476
Yeah I agree, you can see, when they clicked back before Pajkatt left, they were the team to beat. Then even after Pajkatt left and the lineup was Maelk Lacoste Misery Playmate and Fear, they were doing very well when you can see their teamwork 'clicking'. Then they went on a small lul period but Demon has really stepped up quite well but something just isn't right htere.

These players can all potentially be a top 2 top 3 team, but right now you can only safely put them in top 5/7.

Also, I have a feeling a lot of teams are going to form up more based on country, so all the people assuming Kuroky will join up with the Danes, its possible but I doubt it. Teams need to communicate as best as possible, and get some stability in their lineups given that The International 2 will probably be within 6 months. I talked to a friend who told me Pajkatt left EG because he wanted to communicate well, and join a consistent lineup, hence why he joined all the other top Swedes with Loda Mirakel and Akke over at CLG/xP. Smart move now, because you can see that these guys are working very well together, Pajkatt has gotten even better and better with that lineup, and if they stick together for another 5-6 months they will surely be one of the favorites to make it to the top ~3.

I think Fear Demon Bulba +2 is a given, possibly Korok and maybe one other from the GoSu lineup?

On the euro end of it, I wouldn't be surprised to see Pusher-street join Maelk, and thus Lacoste. Then possibly Playmate and Misery back together to form the most recent euro MYM lineup minus Mania, with Lacoste in that place. Currently though I think Mania is Quantic's best player so he's probably comfortable staying there for now.
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5-s
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1674 Posts
April 02 2012 23:44 GMT
#6477
On April 03 2012 08:33 Zlasher wrote:
Yeah I agree, you can see, when they clicked back before Pajkatt left, they were the team to beat. Then even after Pajkatt left and the lineup was Maelk Lacoste Misery Playmate and Fear, they were doing very well when you can see their teamwork 'clicking'. Then they went on a small lul period but Demon has really stepped up quite well but something just isn't right htere.

These players can all potentially be a top 2 top 3 team, but right now you can only safely put them in top 5/7.

Also, I have a feeling a lot of teams are going to form up more based on country, so all the people assuming Kuroky will join up with the Danes, its possible but I doubt it. Teams need to communicate as best as possible, and get some stability in their lineups given that The International 2 will probably be within 6 months. I talked to a friend who told me Pajkatt left EG because he wanted to communicate well, and join a consistent lineup, hence why he joined all the other top Swedes with Loda Mirakel and Akke over at CLG/xP. Smart move now, because you can see that these guys are working very well together, Pajkatt has gotten even better and better with that lineup, and if they stick together for another 5-6 months they will surely be one of the favorites to make it to the top ~3.

I think Fear Demon Bulba +2 is a given, possibly Korok and maybe one other from the GoSu lineup?

On the euro end of it, I wouldn't be surprised to see Pusher-street join Maelk, and thus Lacoste. Then possibly Playmate and Misery back together to form the most recent euro MYM lineup minus Mania, with Lacoste in that place. Currently though I think Mania is Quantic's best player so he's probably comfortable staying there for now.

The main issue I see here is that if it's just Demon, Fear, and Bulba, whatever team they make is not going to strictly be better than ItsGosu. Korok won't be joining that team, and Korok + Pig is just as strong as Demon and Fear in Dota 1 (they've probably won more money in Hon than Demon and Fear have in Dota 1). EG has one main benefit though, and that's their resources. They're one of the highest salary teams in Dota 2, and I think that could be quite a draw. If I were Bulba I wouldn't be so fast to jump ship, but maybe they'll make him a good offer.
I liked Dota before it was Mainstream.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
April 03 2012 00:00 GMT
#6478
never forget

NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
April 03 2012 00:03 GMT
#6479
they wont go all american that for sure... they have learned from all the players they dropped in sc2 squad to get puma JYP...
I wouldnt be surprised if they pick up Zenith tbh... SEA is generally cheaper to sponsor as well.
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TheWarbler
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1659 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-03 00:04:00
April 03 2012 00:03 GMT
#6480
The NA dota scene makes me want to strangle myself.
if you can believe you can concieve
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